I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Lan Zhi's thoughts were pulled back. She quickly nodded, cautiously stepped forward, dipped her finger in the remaining medicine on the table, smelled it, then licked it, and nodded, saying:

"Your Majesty, this medicine contains 'Dead Vine,' a plant that causes amnesia, auditory and visual hallucinations, and even mental abnormalities in people who consume it. However, the effects of this medicine will only last for six hours. If you do not take the next dose within six hours, the poison in your body will be slowly expelled..."

The Emperor immediately nodded as if he had just realized something.

"No wonder I feel so good today. It's because I didn't drink this medicine this morning. You just said that the effects of this medicine only last for six hours. Will long-term use cause any harm to the body?"

"Every medicine has its side effects. Long-term use of this medicine can lead to the failure of various organs and death..."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager, who had been sitting silently, suddenly flew into a rage.

"Hmph! She's been trying to harm me, and now she's trying to harm the Emperor. She's incredibly audacious! What is she planning? Is she planning a rebellion?"

After taking a heavy breath, the Emperor looked at Lan Zhi with a grave expression.

"I have had a relationship with the Empress for over twenty years. I do not believe she would harm me. Furthermore, this bowl of medicine has passed through more than ten people before it reached me. I cannot be certain who is trying to harm me, nor do I want to wrong anyone. Now I entrust the task of investigating this matter to you. Do you dare to accept?"

what?

She's a physician; why was she asked to investigate trivial matters in the imperial harem?

She immediately shook her head.

“Your Majesty, I only know medicine and not how to investigate cases. Besides, I am in the Longevity Palace and it is inconvenient for me to go to other places.”

Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately took out a token from his waist.

"Take this token. Seeing it is like seeing me. With it, you can freely enter and leave the palace and see me at any time. But you must remember, you must not tell anyone other than the three of us about my poisoning until you have found out the truth. Do you understand?"

She clearly didn't want to take on this task, so why did the Emperor insist on assigning it to her?

She stood there somewhat embarrassed, and the Empress Dowager then explained:

“Lan Zhi, my birthday is coming soon. During this time, foreign envoys will be visiting. If they see the Emperor looking so disoriented, they might try something funny to our Northern Wei. The reason the Emperor trusts you so much is probably the same as what I think: because you are an outsider to the palace, and it was you who discovered that the Emperor’s medicine was poisoned. You are the most suitable person to take on this task. Please accept it; the Emperor will not treat you unfairly.”

This……

Lan Zhi suddenly felt like she was being forced into a situation.

The Empress Dowager's thinking was simple: she was an outsider to the palace, her identity was the cleanest, and as a newcomer, she wouldn't be easily bribed by any master. But how could she dare to offend the masters in the palace?

The Emperor insisted on sending her to investigate this matter; wasn't that pushing her into a fire?

She's really suffering in silence now, unable to express her bitterness.

Looking at the golden token placed in front of her, she could only nod reluctantly.

"I will do my utmost to investigate this matter."

The Emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That would be best. If you do this well, I will appoint you as a lady-in-waiting in the palace, to serve the Empress Dowager at all times..."

"Your Majesty, I am already married and cannot stay in the palace for long. I will leave after the Empress Dowager's birthday. Please grant me permission."

A flash of disappointment crossed the Emperor's eyes, then he nodded.

"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll give you seven days to investigate this matter before the Empress Dowager's birthday. After the Empress Dowager's birthday, if there are no abnormalities in her health, you may leave the palace."

Finally, she heard some good news. She quickly lifted her robe, knelt down, and bowed.

"This humble woman thanks Your Majesty for your grace."

The Emperor nodded slightly, then waved his hand, signaling her to step down.

Lan Zhi then picked up the token, took a few steps back, and turned to leave.

She finally breathed a long sigh of relief after leaving the Longevity Palace.

Being in front of the emperor can be quite oppressive.

The task assigned to her by the emperor, in particular, made her feel even more depressed.

She's completely confused and doesn't know where to begin her investigation.

She tucked the token into her waistband and whispered instructions to Xiaoxin:

"Xiao Xin, go and find out who poisoned the Emperor's medicine."

Xiao Xin's eyes flickered a few times before she lazily replied:

"Master, you once implanted a human brain chip in Xiaoxin's brain. It shows that humans cannot rely on robots for everything, as this will cause the human brain to rust. You can look it up yourself!"

"How am I supposed to investigate? I'm a doctor, not a detective. Give me a clue!"

"You should start by checking the Imperial Hospital. There are imperial physicians there who are specifically in charge of dispensing medicine for the Emperor, as well as the Imperial Kitchen, where there are people who are specifically in charge of decocting medicine for the Emperor, and people who are also in charge of delivering medicine to the Emperor..."

Xiao Xin talked a lot, making Lan Zhi feel like her head was about to explode.

There are still ten days until August 18th. The Emperor wants her to investigate this matter within seven days, so she doesn't have much time to waste. She has to investigate as soon as possible, but the Emperor doesn't want anyone to know that she is investigating this matter. How should she investigate? This is really a difficult situation.

As she pondered how to resolve this matter, she hurried towards the Imperial Hospital...

"Master, be careful."

Xiao Xin's voice rang in her ears. She quickly looked up and saw a woman with a well-proportioned figure and a beautiful face standing in front of her, surrounded by more than a dozen servants.

It seems this is one of the masters in the palace.

She swallowed hard, nodded to the woman, and prepared to walk past her, but was unexpectedly stopped by the woman's servant.

"Halt! Don't you know how to greet the Crown Princess?"

Crown Princess?

Wei Jian'an's wife?

She let out a soft sigh, turned around, and bowed.

"I've met the Crown Princess."

Jiang Ruya glanced at her sideways and smiled disdainfully.

"I heard that a doctor who dares to barge into the palace has come. I never expected to run into him so soon after entering the palace. What a pleasure!"

Judging from the Crown Princess's tone, she seemed to have ill intentions, so Lan Zhi quickly replied humbly:

"I am just a doctor, how dare I barge into the palace? The Crown Princess must have mistaken me for someone else."

"Mistaken identity? Humph! I've heard that His Highness the Crown Prince is quite fond of you and even visited your home."

So he was jealous of her?

She quickly lowered her head to explain.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is of noble status and would not give a commoner a second glance. Your Highness the Crown Princess, you have misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding? You're a doctor, why don't you dress simply? Why are you dressed up all day and moving around the palace? Aren't you just trying to seduce the Crown Prince?"

Lan Zhi couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. I am already married and would never seduce the Crown Prince."

"I know you're married, married to a disabled man who can't have sex. You entered the palace to seduce the Emperor, and when that failed, you tried to seduce the Crown Prince..."

"Please be careful with your words, Your Highness."